And they say the learning curve, to go along with S&C program and proper nutrition, requires most OL at least two years in college before they can contribute consistently. One reason I'm not particular worried about Burton or Goodwin over the long-term. They are still young, and unlike receivers, don't play a position that has quick fixes.
Buford and Wohlabaugh
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He was in his 2nd year. So was young who was already the starting LT. They were trying to playing guys out of position because they thought he was too small. They wouldn't worried about him being able to snap the ball but rather block big DTs. After 10-15 horrible snaps and fumbles thru 3-4 games they put him in. Schlarman wanted to give his brother a scholarship but he he is a little smaller than Drake and gran stopped it. He may have been too small and probably made a good decision to go where he went. But those two have something part our line is missing, a nasty streak. They had good technique but to go with they had that nasty streak that rip the guys head off before he was getting by them. Our current guys get pushed around way to easy
Another way of looking at it...the coaches aren't trying to lose. They will play the best of what they got. If a bunch of guys haven't separated themselves and stood above the rest, then the coaches will probably experiment with personnel to get more data to help make better decisions.
I was not so much referring to the snap, but to the fact that at the center position you are typically called on to be the QB of the line. To recognize blitz packages and to get into the right protection. That is something that can take a while to learn. So, it would make some sense that they'd rather ease him into that rather than throw him into it early into his second year. At something like LT, you aren't required to read the defenses like that as much as you are to have the physical attributes. Young had those, especially compared to other players we had. So, he got thrown to the wolves earlier.
Wohlabaugh started at LT against Miami OH and he was God awful. I don’t know the answer but these guys need a fire lit under their ass. There is no fire, no mean streak in these guys. OL should be the nastiest dudes on the field.
Okay. Lot of unhappy people. You might think we were 0-4. You might think we are the only team with unresolved issues.
We are ranked 7th in the country. I will be the first to say our Oline has not been our greatest strength so far. This week will be a big test for them because Ole Miss has a very good front seven. But Ole Miss is vulnerable in the secondary. Some interesting matchups on Sat. I think I heard that Ole Miss's best pass rusher is out with an injury.
They do .But it is not ALWAYS the case . I’m not saying there are better players sitting on our bench . I’m just saying I’ve always hated that statement.
As for me …. I was discussing the problems our offensive line has been having. It’s right there on film and film don’t lie . I’m tickled to death with our record , our ranking, and the overall shape of our program. Are we not allowed to talk about things we need to improve on and what may be the reason or solution. I’m sure the Alabama and Georgia boards have people doing the same thing . If you just want people to be mindless cheerleaders, I think you’re on the wrong board.
Isn't this a board to discuss Kentucky sports? I have never seen you on here before but this kind of analysis and talk goes on win or lose. It's called discussion, not unhappy whining.
